John Reed and the Russian Revolution : uncollected articles, letters and speeches on Russia, 1917-1920

Author(s)

• Reed, John
• Homberger, Eric Ross
• Biggart, John

Bibliographic Information

John Reed and the Russian Revolution : uncollected articles, letters and speeches on Russia, 1917-1920

edited by Eric Homberger with John Biggart

Macmillan, 1992

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

John Reed was an American writer and journalist who first made his reputation in 1914 with an account of the Mexican Revolution. This book is about his experiences as a foreign correspondent in Europe during World War I and specifically his account of events in Russia in October 1917.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 1917: The fall of the Russian Bastille
• the Russian peace
• a visit to the Russian army
• John Reed cables the "call news" of the Bolshevik revolt. Part 2 1918: the "origin of workers" control in Russia
• Bolshevik foes of all imperialism
• address to the Jacob Schwartz memorial meeting
• the constituent assembly in Russia. Part 3 1919-20: how Soviet Russia conquered Imperial Germany
• Doctor Rakovsky
• the Bolshevik in 1919 - notebook entries
• Soviet Russia now.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA14376595
• ISBN:
  • 0333533461
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xxiv, 320 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HX84.R4
  • DC20 : 947.0841
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Reed, John, 1887-1920
  • LCSH : Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 -- Sources
  • LCSH : Communism -- Soviet Union -- History -- 20th century -- Sources